Dry Forest & Scrub

Blackbuck (Velavadar)

National Park  ·  Gujarat  ·  Park #24
Flagship species: Blackbuck
34km² Area
1976Established
Sea level – 30 mElevation
5Key Species
5Best Months

About Blackbuck (Velavadar)

Velavadar Blackbuck National Park protects the Bhal grassland ecosystem on the Kathiawar peninsula, home to one of the world's largest blackbuck populations. Up to 10,000 blackbuck can congregate here creating one of India's great wildlife spectacles. The grasslands also attract wolves that hunt blackbuck and vast winter flocks of harriers.

Key wildlife
Blackbuck 🦌
Wolf 🐺
Striped Hyena 🦡
Lesser Florican 🐦
Harrier (winter) 🦅
Best time to visit
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